EPL Picks - Fiction - September 11 Remembered
Annotation:The Submission explores themes of guilt, art, and race as they shape the development of a 9/11 memorial.
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Annotation:Booklist's review of Falling Man stated that readers will feel "as scared and as sad as they felt [on September 11]."
Annotation:Publisher's Weekly wrote that Netherland has "an outsider's view of New York bursting with wisdom, authenticity and a sobering jolt of realism."
Annotation:According to Library Journal, " [ Author Jess] Walter goes from strength to strength, establishing himself as the current master of fractured U.S. history with all of the surrealism and black humor necessary for such an undertaking."
Annotation:The Emporer's Children looks at the summer before September 11 and how behaviour changed post-9/11.
Annotation:The main character of Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close is a young boy named Oskar, who lost his father on September 11.
Annotation:The days and weeks after September 11 prompt Samar to get in touch with her Punjabi heritage, a subject that she knows very little about.
Annotation:Booklist wrote that The Good Life is an "essential" title when looking at fiction around the terrorist attacks in New York.
Annotation:A Day at the Beach looks at a New York couple struggling with their marriage in the 24 hours following the attacks.
Annotation:We All Fall Down tells the story of a boy who goes to work with his father, who works at the World Trade Center, on September 11. It's followed by a sequel, United We Stand.
Annotation:In Love is the Higher Law, David Levithan focuses on the reactions and responses of three New York City teens on September 11.
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September 11, 2011, marks the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. In the last decade, many authors have used that day to explore many different themes in works of fiction. Some of those books are listed here. CL/MNA
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